Team Around Setting (TAS) 

The Early Years, Childcare & Business Development Service (EYCBDS) provides a core offer of support to Ofsted registered settings with concerns that have been identified by Ofsted, Enforcement notice, LADO & LA MAGEYs.

A TAS Meeting is organised by TAS Lead to address the areas of actions or concerns. Settings are advised to read the TAS Process guidance for more information.  The Focus Improvement Plan (FIP) to be completed as part of the TAS process can be downloaded below.

Download guidance documents below:

• TAS process guidance
• TAS Focus Improvement Plan (FIP)

Feedback from the TAS process

‘We're thrilled with our recent Ofsted report and incredibly proud of our team's hard work. Also, a big thank you for all of your support and helping us shape us into thriving and nurturing environment today. Your guidance, advice, and assistance has helped us throughout our journey on achieving that Good rating’.

Childcare Provider -from Requires Improvement (RI) to Good

‘Thank you for supporting the team through the journey from our RI inspection outcome as it was not what we had hoped for and expected. Your professionalism and experience provided my team and I the support we needed and the encouragement the team needed to continue, implement the necessary changes at a time when confidence and team moral was low. I firmly believe the TAS process has helped us to achieve our desired outcome at the earliest possible time.’ 

Childcare Provider -from Requires Improvement (RI) to Good

‘A very big 'thank you' for all the support given to us by your team. It is highly appreciated’.

Childcare Provider 

Multi Agency Early Years (MAGEY) group

The MAGEY group has been set up to provide a monitoring process to ensure Ofsted registered provisions in Waltham Forest are of a high quality, inclusive and safe and prepare children for their next stage in learning or school.

• Download MAGEYS Terms of Reference

Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures help and guide all staff working in an Early Years & Childcare setting. They ensure and endorse the well-being of all families, children, staff, volunteers and everyone who is connected to the setting. When policies and procedures are well thought out and, most importantly, implemented they provide common understanding and agreement on how things should be done at the setting.

Waltham Forest Early Years & Childcare team have developed a  range of policy and procedure prompt documents  to support in delivering high quality childcare.

Marketing

Ofsted registered childcare providers can promote their provision to parents/carers through the childcare directory on the Early Years Provider Portal. 

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